Brooks Robinson
Brooks Robinson
Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr.is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire 23-year major league career for the Baltimore Orioles. He batted and threw right-handed, though he was a natural left-hander. Nicknamed "The Human Vacuum Cleaner" or "Mr. Hoover", he is considered one of the greatest defensive third basemen in major league history. He won 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards during his career, tied with pitcher Jim Kaat for the second-most all-time for any player at any position...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 May 1937
CityLittle Rock, AR
Associate with those who help you believe in yourself.
He (Hoyt Wilhelm) had the best knuckleball you'd ever want to see. He knew where it was going when he threw it, but when he got two strikes on you, he'd break out one that even he didn't know where it was going.
Take time to thank everyone who has helped you along the way.
I'm a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession.
Whether you want to or not, you do serve as a role model. People will always put more faith in baseball players than anyone else.
If your not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job.
I'll play out the string and leave baseball without a tear. A man can't play games his whole life.
I just love coming out here. I love to meet the people here.
He wrote that he met with Powhatan and was fed cornbread and venison at a big banquet, ... Was he forced to write the letter? Well, the Indians couldn't read English, so they wouldn't have known if he was asking for help.
I really have an affection for York, ... It was the first place where my father came to see me play pro ball.
The Indians were a disciplined, energetic people, ... Their villages were quite well-constructed, considering they had tools made only of stone, bone and seashells. And they grew an abundance of corn, beans, squash, pumpkins and tobacco.
If your're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job.
It's much easier sitting down in the chair,
Willy was one of those guys who never liked to change gloves. He used to put tongue depressors in the thumb when the glove got a little soft, and he'd stuff sanitary socks in the fingers. I got that from him. When I got a glove, I wanted to use that glove forever.